Links to Useful and Interesting
Web Sites
CLASSES &
TEACHERS, UK & WORLDWIDE
& RELATED DIRECTORIES YOGASITE.COM:
Good teacher directory, particularly for the US. Wide range of articles. YOGAMOVEMENT.COM:
Good data base of teachers, particularly good for US. Wide range of articles. THEYOGASHOP.CO.UK:
Growing data base of teachers, retreats and events. Also good range of
mats etc which can be purchased online. UK
THERAPY.INFO: A site with a wealth of articles on complementary therapies
and a growing directory of practitioners in the UK. Highly recommened! YOGA
PAGES: An excellent resource site with UK teacher listings, retreats,
courses, discussion forum and a library of free ebooks.
YOGAFINDER: Looking for classes
in your area? Classes worldwide are listed on this site.
YOGADIRECTORY: Excellent site
for details of classes, workshops, teachers worldwide - and much more.
ASTANGA IN UK: Good links to yoga
sites and teacher list, particularly in the UK. Look at this if you are
looking for Astanga Vinyasa classes.
YOGA VILLAGE UK: Excellent list of
organisations and teachers in the UK. Also up-coming events and an interesting
online Yoga magazine.
YOGACLASS.ORG.UK: Excellent
data base of classes in the UK.
METTA: A good new site for everything
alternative in the UK. Data base of Yoga classes, teachers & therapists.
about the parkdale yoga centre
links to useful & interesting sites
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Contact:
The Parkdale Yoga Centre
10 Parkdale West
Wolverhampton
WV1 4TE
Phone: 01902 424048
TRANSLATIONS
THE YOGA SUTRA:
One of many translations of the Yoga Sutra on the Web.
THE TAO TE CHING: One of
many translations of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching on the Web. This one is quite
poetic.
ROBERT
WISEHART'S DIRECTORY: This site is a wonderful all-round resource,
particularly for its links to dozens of translations of classic Yoga texts,
including The Hatha Yoga Pradipika, The Yoga Sutra, The Bhagavad Gita,
some of the Upanishads and key Buddhist texts.
THE HEART SUTRA:
One of many translations of the Heart Sutra, a key Buddhist text, on the
Web. This one has hyperlinks which take you to detailed expositions of
the main technical terms.
PROJECT UNICORN: This site
has an archive of Western and Eastern writings, in some cases entire texts.
As well as Chuang Tzu and Lao Tzu you will find the whole of Wittgenstein's
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, most of Nietzsche's published work and
William James' Variety of Religious experience. This link belongs equally
in the next section: there are extracts from Krishnamurti, Ramana Maharishi
and Alan Watts. Visit this site!
ALLSPIRIT ON RUMI: Look at this site for a selection of Rumi's utterly inspiring poetry. There are some good sections on other related matters, e.g. Zen. Marvellous!!
MODERN COMMENTARIES
ON SPIRITUALITY
TANTRA: Nirvana
is Samsara, Samsara is Nirvana!
MODERN TEACHERS:
Sarlo's Guru Rating Service has a wealth of reports and opinions on a
vast range of teachers. Very amusing too.
JNANI OR BHAKTI? Mike King's carefully
researched and obviously intensely experienced account of the "deep structure"
of spirituality. Practically useful to seekers who are invited to diagnose
their disposition as being either towards Bhakti Yoga or Jnani Yoga.
MANDALA OF YOGA: Our
sister site: gives a brief overview of many types of Yoga and relates
them through hyperlinks. Links to some key texts.
GOPI KRISHNA: This site
briefly outines the life and work of Gopi Krishna which was deeply informed
by his dramatic experience of Kundalini awakening. Krishna comes across
as wonderfully straightforward, honest and undogmatic. His book Living
with Kundalini is certainly a must for modern yogis. The site features
some of Gopi Krishna's interesting and thought provoking writings.
MUSIC
SURDHWANI: The site of UK-based
Asian music society. Hear and learn about the marvels of Indian classical
music.
DAVID HYKES: Hear and learn
about David Hykes' wonderful work with harmonics and overtone chanting.
This music can help to induce deep meditative states and is intensely
beautiful.
THE YOGA OF SOUND: Visit this site to learn about Stefan Cartwright's Yogic use of the gong, Tibetan bowls and voice work. Details of his unique Resona course in listening, sound and silence are here.
SHRUTI BOXES: Find out about this simple but beautiful musical instrument which is an ideal aid for those wishing to explore the voice.
GROUPS AND
ORGANISATIONS
UNITED COMMUNITIES OF SPIRIT:
An inspiring site dedicated to bringing people together. Also hosts a
very interesting list organised by state of the art data-base software.
THE YOGA RESEARCH CENTER: An excellent
site with vast amounts of interesting material and good links.
THE YOGA ALLIANCE: This organisation registers teachers who have a certain level of training and competence. Teacher Training Schools which meet the Yoga Alliance standards are also registered. The organisation is made up of representatives of a large variety of styles and approaches to Yoga and celebrates diversity in Yoga. The organisation is mainly concerned with Yoga in the US but also offers international registration.
THE INDEPENDENT YOGA NETWORK: This organisation consists in a coalition of varied teacher training organisations (about thirty at the moment) dedicated to promoting the vitality, independence and diversity of Yoga teacher training in the UK and beyond. It maintains The Yoga Register which registers teacher training schools and teachers who have met its high standard of training which is based on purely Yogic principles. Lots of inspring articles on this site.
THE YOGA REGISTER: Maintained by the IYN (see above) this register is completely independent of non-Yoga bodies such as The Sports Council and the fitness industry. Its standards are based on the Yogic principles of ahimsa, satya and svadayaya. Teachers and training schools wishing to help maintain the independence of Yoga in the UK and build the solidarity amongst yogis that will ensure it should register now!
NAMASKARAM: The monthly news letter of the IYN. Topical and in-depth articles, what's on, news.
PRACTICAL
HELP
RESPIRE.NET: This site is dedicated
to giving instructions for a simple breathing exercise which relaxes the
diaphragm and the whole body.
YOGACLASS.COM: Good
links & an online Yoga lesson.
SIMPLY-YOGA.CO.UK: UK supplier
of Yoga mats, blocks, belts and other equipment which you can order on-line.
EXTENSIONYOGA.COM: Sam Dworkis'
"Western Approach" to Yoga offers a wealth of physiological information
of great practical value to all practitioners and especially to teachers.
The approach to physical Yoga is wonderfully non-ascetic and offers practical
advice on how to avoid injury and practise appropriately for one's age
and state of health. We utterly endorse his philosophy of non-striving
and staying with "what is". Great links page!
GROWTHMIRROR.COM: A interactive web site based on classical spirit of yoga, having lot of free self help material and programs for individual institutions & corporates.
HOW TO MEDITATE: Matt Taylor's wonderfully clear guide to an effective meditation based on the second sutra of the Yoga Sutra.
